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Administration

Steven Harpe

Director

Steve Harpe brings more than 30 years of experience managing technology solutions globally for companies such as American Airlines, Sabre, HireRight, Capital One CGI and Gateway Mortgage Group. He has also worked on initiatives for the United States Navy and Marines requiring high level security clearances by the federal government. He serves on the 501 Technet Advisory Board and in several technology leadership groups such as the Oklahoma CIO's and the Tulsa CIO Forum organizations. These groups bring senior level technologists in Oklahoma together to collaborate on technology transformation and cyber security initiatives.

Dana Webb

Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff Dana Webb has administrative responsibility over several divisions of the agency, including Capital Assets Management, Capitol Restoration, Human Capital Management and the Employees Group Insurance Division. She also directs OMES Internal HR and OMES Policy and Legislative Services. She previously served as HCM administrator and works extensively with the Oklahoma Legislature and other public and private administrators concerning all aspects of OMES and state government. Webb has been serving various parts of OMES for 25 years and is currently the board chair of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

Lynne Bajema

State Comptroller

The state comptroller directs the daily operations of OMES central accounting and reporting. Bajema was appointed state comptroller in April 2012. She previously served as the chief financial officer for the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board for two years after serving as director of finance for the previous decade. Bajema is a certified public accountant and a past president of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of CPAs.

Brandy Manek

Director of Budget, Policy and Gaming Compliance

The director of budget, policy and gaming compliance assists the director of OMES in developing policy on fiscal issues to ensure consistency with the governor’s platforms and goals. To that end, the director of budget and policy also monitors and provides input regarding legislation that affects the state budget and helps to manage the implementation of that legislation. Also, the director is responsible for ensuring gaming entities operate in accordance with the Tribal Gaming Compact and federal regulations, and participates in specific task forces with other state and federal agencies and represents the state in federal litigation. Manek is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and major in accounting. She has served in the budget division under three governors and six OMES directors.

Jerry Moore

Chief Information Officer

As the chief information officer, Jerry Moore manages OMES Information Services. The CIO has jurisdictional responsibility related to information and telecommunications systems of all state agencies as provided under the Oklahoma Information Services Act. Moore previously served as OMES director of IT applications services. His other information technology experience includes positions with Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips, Alliance Resource Partners, Xeta Technologies (now Windstream) and the Tulsa Technology Center.

Kathy Pendarvis

General Counsel

Kathy Pendarvis has served as general counsel for OMES since 2012. She counsels agency leadership on state and federal laws, assesses legal risks, strategizes on major litigation and manages a team of lawyers working in a variety of practice specialties ranging from employment and health law to state procurement laws. Pendarvis is proficient in open meetings, open records and confidentiality laws; state laws governing agency and technology consolidation; state purchasing and bidding laws; finance law, and a hosts of other state and federal regulations.

Dan Ross

Capital Assets Management Administrator

Dan Ross was appointed administrator of the Capital Assets Management Division in November 2014. As administrator, Ross oversees six business departments and two administrative units that deliver services in facilities management, construction and properties, fleet management, risk management, property reutilization, printing-interagency mail, audit services and board and commission support.

Dan Sivard

State Purchasing Director

State Purchasing Director Dan Sivard leads the procurement arm of the Central Purchasing division of OMES. He is responsible for the execution of state purchasing law and procurement processes. Sivard previously served as the contract administration manager for OMES. He has more than 20 years of supply chain and purchasing experience in previous positions at Sonic and Hertz.

Jake Smith

Human Capital Management Administrator

As HCM administrator for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Jacob Smith directs the daily operations of HCM, administering the Merit System of Personnel Administration in both a service and regulatory capacity for the state. HCM includes the office of workforce planning and development, recruitment and retention, employee benefit management, applicant services and testing, classification and compensation and statewide learning services. Smith has served as deputy administrator of HCM and as director of talent management.

Trait Thompson

Oklahoma Capitol Project Manager

Trait Thompson was named project manager of the State Capitol Restoration Project by the director of OMES in July 2014. Thompson oversees all aspects of the restoration and makes frequent appearances in online, print and broadcast media, as well as speaks with public and private groups about the importance of restoring the Oklahoma Capitol. He served for four years as legislative director and senior policy adviser to Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman. In addition to his experience in state government, Thompson has worked in the business consulting, nonprofit and telecommunications fields.

Frank Wilson

Employees Group Insurance Division Administrator

Frank Wilson Jr. is the administrator of the OMES Employees Group Insurance Division. EGID administers, manages and provides group health, dental, life and disability insurance for current employees and retirees of state agencies, school districts and other government bodies in Oklahoma. Wilson is a frequent speaker to legislators and membership groups across Oklahoma on all aspects of employee group health insurance and the operations of EGID and its self-funded health care plan, HealthChoice, which serves about 1,000 employer and retiree groups of about 165,000 members.